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  1. Senior policy advisor for Commissioner Dan Ryan resigns in response to plan for mass camps

    A resignation letter said the recently passed plan to ban unsanctioned encampments and construct mass camps will lead to 'irreparable trauma and unnecessary deaths' In another chapter of the city of Portland’s protracted struggle to address home ...

    2 Dec 2022 - Piper McDaniel and K. Rambo

  2. The Driftwood Castle at Kelley Point Park

    A homeless Portlander, dubbed ‘the Driftwood Wizard,’ began building a driftwood shelter in late summer. He left with nary a trace, an impermanent structure and indelible impression in his wake. Much like its architect, Driftwood Castle will disappear soo ...

    23 Nov 2022 - Aurora Biggers

  3. Despite classifying an increasing number of fires as ‘homeless related,’ Portland Fire and Rescue can’t determine what’s causing majority of fires

    It’s unclear how many fires classified as ‘homeless related’ actually involve homeless Portlanders Darrell Pattum wasn’t there when an arsonist burned down his camp in 2019, but his neighbors said a man walked out of a nearby business and threatened them ...

    9 Nov 2022 - Aurora Biggers and Henry Brannan

  4. Experts fear crisis of ‘aged homelessness’

    Nearly 40% of all Oregonians over 65 say they are at risk of losing their homes Nancie Carlson got a notice to vacate her apartment in Klamath Falls, where she lived for the past 10 years, in December. When she found out, she was shocked. She didn’t sleep ...

    16 Mar 2022 - Piper McDaniel

  5. Alan Alexander III puts homelessness to music

    ‘Homeless (the musical),’ to debut at Portland’s Fertile Ground Festival, invites audience to ‘see homeless people as people’ We are thick in this city with a wonderful glut of talented, passionate artists. Alan Alexander III is one of them.  Alexander is ...

    19 Jan 2017 - Suzanne Zalokar

  6. Prophets of Rage put economic disparity, homelessness center stage

    The band – consisting of members of Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill – is on tour with a message: Create change To say that Prophets of Rage is political doesn’t quite cover it. When reporters or pundits – from ABC, to Bill Maher, t ...

    22 Sep 2016 - Ronald Dudley and Eric Falquero

  7. SR Editorial: Homelessness too complex for one fix-all solution

    Each idea brings controversy with it, but none will solve all of Portland's housing issues Time and again, despite the rhetoric, we are reminded that homelessness is not a one-dimensional issue. It is the byproduct of the unlimited combinations of ec ...

    28 Jul 2016 - Street Roots

  8. Director’s Desk: Springwater Corridor challenges community’s will

    What I've been asked about homelessness and this East Portland corridor The Springwater Corridor is a 21-mile multiuse path and trail that runs through both Clackamas and Multnomah County, traveling through both Gresham and Portland.  The path follow ...

    21 Jul 2016 - Israel Bayer

  9. Director’s Desk: With no housing and another trip to the E.R. How will Simon’s story end?

    Homelessness is anything but normal Standing in line waiting for dinner after a long day, a day after returning from vacation, I checked my email. It was a hospital social worker. Simon was in the emergency room again. The fourth time this week.  It was a ...

    14 Jul 2016 - Israel Bayer

  10. Breaking: City makes last attempt to save Joyce Hotel

    Two-dozen low-income residents wait to hear their fate The saga of the Joyce Hotel has developed a new twist: The city of Portland has made another offer to purchase the building in an effort to salvage one of the last low-income housing options in downto ...

    6 May 2016 - Joanne Zuhl

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